| Central Ward | |
|---|---|
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| MP | Vicki Howard |
| Party | Liberal National |
| Namesake | Brisbane (Central - CBD) |
| Electors | 33,421 (2024)[1] |
| Demographic | Inner metropolitan |
Central Ward is a Brisbane City Council ward covering the CBD, Fortitude Valley, New Farm, Spring Hill, Herston, Bowen Hills, Newstead and Teneriffe.[2] The current councillor is Vicki Howard of the Liberal National Party, who gained the ward from Labor at the 2012 election.
Labor's David Hinchliffe won Central in 1988. For most of his tenure, Central was considered a safe Labor seat, until the party's vote began to decline from the 2004 election onwards. David Hinchliffe retired in 2012 and the election held that year was won by LNP candidate Vicki Howard.[3]
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Hinchliffe | Labor | 1988–2012 | |
| Vicki Howard | Liberal National | 2012–present | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 11,674 | 46.69 | -1.71 | |
| Greens | Wendy Aghdam | 8,888 | 35.55 | +8.05 | |
| Labor | Ash Murray | 4,440 | 17.76 | -6.34 | |
| Total formal votes | 25,002 | 98.37 | +0.39 | ||
| Informal votes | 414 | 1.63 | -0.39 | ||
| Turnout | 25,416 | 76.05 | +6.63 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result[6] | |||||
| Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 12,331 | 52.98 | -4.79 | |
| Greens | Wendy Aghdam | 10,944 | 47.02 | +4.79 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | -4.79 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 9,800 | 48.40 | –2.44 | |
| Greens | Trina Massey | 5,568 | 27.50 | +5.01 | |
| Labor | Judi Jabour | 4,879 | 24.10 | –2.57 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,247 | 97.98 | +0.28 | ||
| Informal votes | 418 | 2.02 | –0.28 | ||
| Turnout | 20,665 | 69.58 | –5.85 | ||
| Notional two-party-preferred count | |||||
| Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 10,333 | 57.56 | –0.65 | |
| Labor | Judy Jabour | 7,619 | 42.44 | +0.65 | |
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 10,359 | 57.77 | –0.44 | |
| Greens | Trina Massey | 7,573 | 42.23 | +42.23 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | –0.44 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 10,430 | 50.84 | –0.60 | |
| Labor | Amber Hawkins | 5,471 | 26.67 | –3.82 | |
| Greens | Kirsten Lovejoy | 4,614 | 22.49 | +4.42 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,515 | 97.70 | –0.47 | ||
| Informal votes | 484 | 2.30 | +0.47 | ||
| Turnout | 20,999 | 75.43 | +1.42 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 10,878 | 58.21 | –0.44 | |
| Labor | Amber Hawkins | 7,808 | 41.79 | +0.44 | |
| Liberal National hold | Swing | –0.44 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 10,284 | 51.44 | +9.48 | |
| Labor | Heather Beattie | 6,096 | 30.49 | –9.11 | |
| Greens | Rachael Jacobs | 3,613 | 18.07 | +1.46 | |
| Total formal votes | 19,993 | 98.17 | –0.22 | ||
| Informal votes | 372 | 1.83 | +0.22 | ||
| Turnout | 20,365 | 74.01 | –3.59 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Liberal National | Vicki Howard | 10,672 | 58.65 | +8.93 | |
| Labor | Heather Beattie | 7,525 | 41.35 | –8.93 | |
| Liberal National gain from Labor | Swing | +8.93 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Vicki Howard | 8,709 | 41.96 | +10.89 | |
| Labor | David Hinchliffe | 8,219 | 39.60 | –8.08 | |
| Greens | Anne Boccabella | 3,450 | 16.61 | –1.13 | |
| Independent | David White | 379 | 1.83 | +1.83 | |
| Total formal votes | 20,757 | 98.39 | +0.31 | ||
| Informal votes | 340 | 1.61 | –0.31 | ||
| Turnout | 21,097 | 77.60 | - | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | David Hinchliffe | 9,173 | 50.28 | –11.76 | |
| Liberal | Vicki Howard | 9,071 | 49.72 | +11.76 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | –11.76 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | David Hinchliffe | 9,198 | 47.75 | ||
| Liberal | Rodney Maller | 6,052 | 31.42 | ||
| Greens | Colin Sweett | 3,378 | 17.54 | ||
| Independent | Coral Wynter | 634 | 3.29 | ||
| Total formal votes | 19,262 | 98.16 | |||
| Informal votes | 362 | 1.84 | |||
| Turnout | 19,624 | 75.11 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | David Hinchliffe | 10,434 | 62.04 | ||
| Liberal | Rodney Maller | 6,383 | 37.96 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | ||||
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